Category: Governance

Digital growth helped neighbouring regions modernise while creating local disruption across China

A 13-year study across 30 Chinese regions found that digital economic growth generated positive spillovers...

Sustainability disclosure built trust only when managers saw it as authentic in Nigerian oil and gas study

A survey of 148 Nigerian oil and gas managers found that sustainability signalling quality predicted...

Electricity tariffs could raise prices, emissions and blackout risk in New York

A decade of market data and power-system simulations suggests tariffs on Canadian electricity could raise...

Flood evacuation algorithm kept more than 90% of routes available in simulations

A dynamic flood-evacuation algorithm maintained more than 90% route availability in rural simulations and improved...

Emergency department scheduling cut simulated waits by up to 35%, but raised labour costs

A hospital scheduling model reduced simulated emergency department waiting times by 20% to 35% and...

Trust linked digital service quality to satisfaction in Addis Ababa e-government study

A study of 342 e-government users in Addis Ababa found that efficiency and ease of...

City climate action has health benefits, but evidence for transformative change is still missing

An umbrella review of 60 systematic reviews finds health gains from urban climate action, but...

Restoration in Africa can reduce tree loss beyond project boundaries, but not every approach does

A study of 129,982 restoration polygons across sub-Saharan Africa found natural regeneration and active restoration...

Inclusive leadership was linked to more innovation, but supervisor pressure cut the advantage in half

A survey of 4,511 tax civil servants found inclusive leadership was linked to more innovative...

Procedural injustice overwhelmed personality differences in 1,904-person police encounter experiment

A US vignette experiment found police treatment strongly shaped encounter ratings, while vulnerable and grandiose...

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